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LaVar Ball might send LaMelo to Poland for his next basketball adventure

The tour continues!

Vytautas Prienai v Zalgiris Kauno
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James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

The Ball Family International Basketball Tour could be moving from Lithuania to Poland with a glimpse into LaMelo Ball’s future plans.

On an episode of Ball in the Family, LaVar and LaMelo toured the facilities of Asseco Gdynia in Poland.

LaVar was impressed with what he saw, which could lead to a new chapter.

“To me, this Polish team I think is going to be right for Melo. The next move could be here … The facility looks amazing: nice, big offices, weight rooms, and nutritional rooms, it just got a better, professional feel about it.”

If LaMelo heads to Poland, we all need to learn a little bit more about his new home. So, here’s what beautiful Gdynia has to offer!

  • Gdynia is called “Polish Roswell,” because it’s believed a UFO crashed there.
  • There are over 100,000 people who live there.
  • The climate is temperate.
  • There’s a giant techno beach party there every year called the “Viva Beach Party.”

OK, now we’re done with the boring stuff. It also appears people have rushed to Gydnia’s Wikipedia page to put in false facts since LaVar mentioned the possibility of LaMelo playing there. These are all probably fake, but I want to believe.

“Visitors are warned against swimming in the sea off Gdynia as the water is infested with sea monsters which have a particular taste for human flesh. Eight swimmers were lost in this way last year, one of them being a ninety eight year old priest who had returned to Gdynia after many years away on the missions bringing the word of the Lord to heathens, pagans and savages.”

“An abandoned factory district in Gdynia was the scene for the survival series Man vs Wild, season 6, episode 12. The host, Bear Grylls, manages to escape the district after blowing up a door and crawling through miles of sewer.”

So Melo, if you end up in Gydnia, have fun — and maybe don’t swim in the water.

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